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Results for खनक

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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. खनकkhanakaa.Digging, dividing.

    [खन्-वुन्]

    1. Digging, dividing.
    2. A digger, excavator; Rām.2.8.1.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -कः

      1. A miner; Mb.3.15.5.
      2. A house-breaker.
      3. A rat.
      4. A mine.

Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. खनकkhanakam. one who digs, digger, excavator MBh. iii, 640 R.
    1. masculine gender one who digs, digger, excavator MBh. iii, 640 R.
    2. masculine gender a miner Lexicographers
    3. masculine gender a house-breaker, thief Lexicographers
    4. masculine gender a rat Lexicographers
    5. masculine gender Name of a friend of Vidura विदुर MBh. i, 5798 feminine
  2. खनकीkhanakīf. a female digger or excavator Pa1n2. 3-1, 145 Pat.; iv, 1, 41 Ka1s3.

    feminine a female digger or excavator Pa1n2. 3-1, 145 Pat.; iv, 1, 41 Ka1s3.

  3. शङ्खनकśaṅkhanakam. = next L. (prob. w.r.)

    masculine gender Equivalent to next Lexicographers (probably wrong reading)